Floor really still looking OK structurally . Needs to be cleaned up and hope no surprises under the layers of tile, backing and glue. Everything is out of the trailer except the tub, the kitchen overhead aluminum cabinet, and fresh water tank. Tub seems to be held in by the drain . Only has one small crack in the surround asiele side front corner. Looks easy to fix. Anyone know if the 59 tubs were fiberglass or another type of plastic. It doesn't seem dried out. Pictures to follow.
Fiberglass i believe.
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The tub in my 58 is fiberglass. As with Flyfisher and myself, our tubs were stuck/glued to the floor.
I would also suggest that you junp in and down on your rear bumper and front tong to make sure you don't have seperation
Ken
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Thats what happens when you can think faster than you type - soooooo will try this again - jump up and down on the rear bumper and thats tonque....... man o man my spelling is getting worse and worse........
Haste does make wsaite..... or is that waist or waste
Thats what happens when you can think faster than you type - soooooo will try this again - jump up and down on the rear bumper and thats tonque....... man o man my spelling is getting worse and worse........
Haste does make wsaite..... or is that waist or waste
Ken
The tub is attached at the drain.You have to unscrew the drain from inside the tub.You can do it by crossing two screwdrivers in the drain and unscrewing the drain.Same as in the tub in the house.There is a tool available for the house drain but may be too big for the trailer.
BTW have you changed that coupler yet.
The tub is attached at the drain.You have to unscrew the drain from inside the tub.You can do it by crossing two screwdrivers in the drain and unscrewing the drain.Same as in the tub in the house.There is a tool available for the house drain but may be too big for the trailer.
BTW have you changed that coupler yet.
Have not. Still cleaning out inside and getting the house ready for the painter coming in August. Will have it done when trailer gets new cross members and holding tank support work done. Maybe the fall.
Everything is out but the tub and fresh tank. Both in good condition. I'll be cutting the tub drain from underneath with the sawsall. Also need to work more on the fresh tank drain pipe to get the tank out, may just cut it also. Otherwise things came apart with a little effort and a 18" pipe wrench. Found another plate size floor problem under the water heater. Good news is even there the frame was great, a little surface rust.
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Everything is out but the tub and fresh tank. Both in good condition. I'll be cutting the tub drain from underneath with the sawsall. Also need to work more on the fresh tank drain pipe to get the tank out, may just cut it also. Otherwise things came apart with a little effort and a 18" pipe wrench. Found another plate size floor problem under the water heater. Good news is even there the frame was great, a little surface rust.
New picture in gallery. This is progress
That cast iron P trap is not available....I would not cut it!!!!!!!!!!!
Mine was a fight but I finaly got it free with the trick Greg mentioned. What you might do is get somebody Up top to hold the screw drivers like greg said and get underneither and try to twist. Once it moved a little it came right out.
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Well then I'll try again. Had a youngin holding the bottom while I twisted the little metal dividers out of the drain. Prehaps several WD40 treatments and some heat on the trap will help. I guess I could cut the floor around the drain and take the whole thing out and deal with it after it's out.
Thanks for the warning. Even if I don't use it I am sure someone will like to have it.
Now to tell the wife about the 54 Crusier in Michigan I want.
I cut around the P trap from underneath and pulled the whole thing up to get the tub out. Alast more bad floor. Along the edge only and under the wall. Around the tub and across the back about 60%. The rear interior panel is corroded on the bottom about an 1/8 inch. The street side lower panel has a PO 8" hole in it so needs replacement or fiber glass patch.
Plan: remove lower interior rear skins to get a good look at floor edge. The bathroom floor is a separate sheet or I may replace it. This would likly make replaces to the last frame cross member easier as well. It's about gone. Also some main frame rot on the street side about where the toilet was.
There are three other problem areas so far. Under the window by the door, under where the water heater was, and just inside the curbside wheel well. The later is weak. There is a springy area in the middle living room. Whats amazing is looking under from the back you can see middle area frame cross members which still have black paint.
I hope to avoid the full monty as it well add a year to the job.
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. Needs to be cleaned up and hope no surprises under the layers of tile, backing and glue. Everything is out of the trailer except the tub, the kitchen overhead aluminum cabinet, and fresh water tank. Tub seems to be held in by the drain 
. Only has one small crack in the surround asiele side front corner. Looks easy to fix. Anyone know if the 59 tubs were fiberglass or another type of plastic. It doesn't seem dried out. Pictures to follow. 
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